we have an overhead shot. 50 in down between 202 and the baltimore washington parkway. expect heavy, slow traffic and plan for a little extra travel time this morning. >> thanks so much. looking at 53 degrees. coming up, it will be a little easier to find a job during the holiday rush. >> the washington capitals believe they are moving closer to the stanley c >> china says its first aircraft carrier has formally enter service but not expected to take on planes for some time. the announcement has been expected and not directly linked to current tensions with japan. checking other headlines -- reports of new glasses and a confrontation over that chain of disputed islands. japanese fired water canyons to chinese votes trying to reach the uninhabited island. >> mortars fired by syrian government troops and rebels hid the golan heights this morning. the israeli military said no one was hurt. an israeli army spokesman said the shelling was not aimed of israel but rebels and syrian villages close to the frontier. a new report by the charity save the children include first cat